Photo: Submitted by Jason Smith; Matthew Smith places a flag at the grave of his great-grandfather, Harold Smith, who served in World War II in the Navy.
There are eight Memorial Day parades in Genesee County today:
- 9 a.m., Bergen
- 10 a.m., Batavia
- 10 a.m., Pavilion
- 10:30 a.m., Alexander
- 10:30 a.m., Le Roy
- 11 a.m., Bryon
- 11 a.m., Oakfield
- Noon, Corfu
Elba is holding a ceremony at Maple Lawn Cemetery at 10 a.m.
The county's veterans groups started a series of services that will be ongoing throughout the morning beginning at 7 a.m. at the Genesee County Park. At 8 a.m., there will be a service at Williams Park at the World War I Memorial; at 8:30 a.m. at the Batavia VA Center; at 8:45 a.m. at the NYS Veterans Home; at 9:30 a.m., at the Upton Monument; at 10 a.m. at the Harvester Avenue Plot; at 10:30 a.m. at the UMMC Jerome Center; at 11:30 a.m., the Glenn S. Loomis Grave at Elmwood Cemetery; and at noon at the Hansen Brothers Grave, Grandview Cemetary.
Great turnout at the County
Great turnout at the County Park.